diff --git a/dali/base/daclient.cpp b/dali/base/daclient.cpp
index b8ef382995b..a61926c7b80 100644
--- a/dali/base/daclient.cpp
+++ b/dali/base/daclient.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "dautils.hpp"
 
 #include "daclient.hpp"
+#include "sysinfologger.hpp"
 
 extern bool registerClientProcess(ICommunicator *comm, IGroup *& retcoven,unsigned timeout,DaliClientRole role);
 extern void stopClientProcess();
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ bool initClientProcess(IGroup *servergrp, DaliClientRole role, unsigned mpport,
     covengrp->Release();
     queryLogMsgManager()->setSession(myProcessSession());
 
+    if (getGlobalConfigSP()->getPropBool("@enableGlobalSysLog", true))
+        UseDaliForOperatorMessages();
     if (!isContainerized()) // The Environment is bare-metal only
     {
         // auto install environment monitor for server roles
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ void removeShutdownHook(IDaliClientShutdown &shutdown)
 
 void closedownClientProcess()
 {
+    UseDaliForOperatorMessages(false);
     if (!daliClientIsActive)
         return;
     while (shutdownHooks.ordinality())
diff --git a/dali/base/sysinfologger.cpp b/dali/base/sysinfologger.cpp
index 3e28326280c..0142e8fa312 100644
--- a/dali/base/sysinfologger.cpp
+++ b/dali/base/sysinfologger.cpp
@@ -646,3 +646,81 @@ unsigned deleteOlderThanLogSysInfoMsg(bool visibleOnly, bool hiddenOnly, unsigne
     }
     return count;
 }
+
+class DaliMsgLoggerHandler : public CInterfaceOf<ILogMsgHandler>
+{
+public:
+    DaliMsgLoggerHandler(unsigned _messageFields=MSGFIELD_all) : messageFields(_messageFields)
+    {
+    }
+    virtual void handleMessage(const LogMsg & msg) override
+    {
+        LogMsgSysInfo sysInfo = msg.querySysInfo();
+        time_t timeNum = sysInfo.queryTime();
+        unsigned __int64 ts = sysInfo.queryTime() * 1000000 + sysInfo.queryUSecs();
+        logSysInfoError(msg.queryCategory(), msg.queryCode(), queryComponentName(), msg.queryText(), ts);
+    }
+    virtual bool needsPrep() const  override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    virtual void prep() override
+    {
+    }
+    virtual unsigned queryMessageFields() const override
+    {
+        return messageFields;
+    }
+    virtual void setMessageFields(unsigned _fields = MSGFIELD_all) override
+    {
+        messageFields = _fields;
+    }
+    virtual void addToPTree(IPropertyTree * parent) const override
+    {
+        IPropertyTree * handlerTree = createPTree(ipt_caseInsensitive);
+        handlerTree->setProp("@type", "globalmessages");
+        handlerTree->setPropInt("@fields", messageFields);
+        parent->addPropTree("handler", handlerTree);
+    }
+    virtual int flush() override
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    virtual bool getLogName(StringBuffer &name) const override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    virtual offset_t getLogPosition(StringBuffer &logFileName) const override
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+private:
+    unsigned messageFields = MSGFIELD_all;
+};
+
+void UseDaliForOperatorMessages(bool use)
+{
+    static ILogMsgHandler *msgHandler=NULL;
+    if (use==(msgHandler!=NULL))
+        return;
+    if (use)
+    {
+        msgHandler = getDaliMsgLoggerHandler();
+        ILogMsgFilter * operatorFilter = getCategoryLogMsgFilter(MSGAUD_operator,
+                                                                 MSGCLS_disaster|MSGCLS_error|MSGCLS_warning,
+                                                                 WarnMsgThreshold,
+                                                                 true);
+        queryLogMsgManager()->addMonitorOwn(msgHandler, operatorFilter);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        queryLogMsgManager()->removeMonitor(msgHandler);
+        msgHandler = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+ILogMsgHandler * getDaliMsgLoggerHandler()
+{
+    return new DaliMsgLoggerHandler();
+}
+
diff --git a/dali/base/sysinfologger.hpp b/dali/base/sysinfologger.hpp
index 8e090c1d2a9..f78e3658975 100644
--- a/dali/base/sysinfologger.hpp
+++ b/dali/base/sysinfologger.hpp
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ SYSINFO_API unsigned deleteLogSysInfoMsg(ISysInfoLoggerMsgFilter * msgFilter);
 SYSINFO_API bool deleteLogSysInfoMsg(unsigned __int64 msgId);
 SYSINFO_API unsigned deleteOlderThanLogSysInfoMsg(bool visibleOnly, bool hiddenOnly, unsigned year, unsigned month, unsigned day);
 
+SYSINFO_API ILogMsgHandler * getDaliMsgLoggerHandler();
+SYSINFO_API void UseDaliForOperatorMessages(bool use=true);
 #endif
diff --git a/esp/services/ws_workunits/ws_wudetails.cpp b/esp/services/ws_workunits/ws_wudetails.cpp
index bd295fbab37..e37f5c79408 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_workunits/ws_wudetails.cpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_workunits/ws_wudetails.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "workunit.hpp"
 #include "jset.hpp"
 #include "jstatcodes.h"
+#include "sysinfologger.hpp"
 
 typedef std::pair<WuAttr, StringBuffer> AttribValuePair;
 bool operator==(const AttribValuePair & p1, const AttribValuePair & p2)
@@ -504,6 +505,22 @@ void WUDetails::processRequest(IEspWUDetailsRequest &req, IEspWUDetailsResponse
                 espWuResponseNote->setCost(0);
                 espWuResponseNotes.append(*espWuResponseNote.getClear());
             }
+            Owned<ISysInfoLoggerMsgFilter> msgFilter = createSysInfoLoggerMsgFilter();
+            msgFilter->setVisibleOnly();
+            Owned<ISysInfoLoggerMsgIterator> msgIter = createSysInfoLoggerMsgIterator(msgFilter);
+            ForEach(*msgIter)
+            {
+                ISysInfoLoggerMsg & sysInfoMsg = msgIter->query();
+                Owned<IEspWUResponseNote> espWuResponseNote = createWUResponseNote("","");
+                StringBuffer tmpbuf;
+                encodeXML(sysInfoMsg.queryMsg(), tmpbuf, ENCODE_NEWLINES, strlen(sysInfoMsg.queryMsg()), true);
+                espWuResponseNote->setSource(sysInfoMsg.querySource());
+                espWuResponseNote->setMessage(tmpbuf.str());
+                espWuResponseNote->setErrorCode(sysInfoMsg.queryLogMsgCode());
+                espWuResponseNote->setSeverity(LogMsgClassToVarString(sysInfoMsg.queryClass()));
+                espWuResponseNote->setCost(0);
+                espWuResponseNotes.append(*espWuResponseNote.getClear());
+            }
             Owned<IEspWUResponseScope> respScope = createWUResponseScope("","");
             respScope->setScopeName("");
             respScope->setNotes(espWuResponseNotes);
diff --git a/testing/unittests/dalitests.cpp b/testing/unittests/dalitests.cpp
index 339d51d1f51..3dd5bd3cb05 100644
--- a/testing/unittests/dalitests.cpp
+++ b/testing/unittests/dalitests.cpp
@@ -3183,6 +3183,7 @@ class CSysInfoLoggerTester : public CppUnit::TestFixture
     void testInit()
     {
         daliClientInit();
+        UseDaliForOperatorMessages(false);
     }
     void testWrite()
     {